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Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 21 May 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 13 February 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 24 March 2026
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 8 April 2026
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 21 May 2026
  5. ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
FEMM — Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Rapporteurs
Eleonora MELETI PPERosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ S&DMEP #256855 PfEValérie DEVAUX RenewBenedetta SCUDERI Verts/ALEEstrella GALÁN The LeftEmma RAFOWICZ S&DMargarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN PfEChiara GEMMA ECRRaquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE RenewKatrin LANGENSIEPEN Verts/ALEKathleen FUNCHION The LeftIrmhild BOSSDORF ESN

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA10-0190/2026 21 May 2026 ✦ Parliament's resolution on the gender care gap calls for a care society that values formal and informal care, addresses the unequal burden on women, and promotes equal sharing of care responsibilities.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0083/2026 8 April 2026 ✦ This resolution on advancing towards a care society addresses the gender care gap, calling for measures to value care work, support carers, and promote equal sharing of responsibilities.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: Drops a paragraph on fiscal support for hiring help to share care responsibilities. Removes the specific EUR 20 billion figure for the European Child Guarantee, now asking for a substantial budget. The other changes are formal: decimal points replaced with commas and a minor rephrasing. see the changes →

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 21 May 2026 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 21 May 2026 📄 Report A10-0083/2026📄 Adopted text TA10-0190/2026
    Adopted Adopted by a clear majority
    For 263 Against 83 Abstained 154

    Final vote — text as a whole at 14:00 · 53% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 37 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 37 ballots in voting order
    1. Separate vote on paragraph 14 13:49 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 14
    Adopted
    2. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 14
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    3. Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 14 13:50 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – After § 14 – Am 2
    Rejected
    4. Separate vote on paragraph 15 13:50 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 15
    Adopted
    5. Separate vote on paragraph 19 13:50 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 19
    Adopted
    6. Separate vote on paragraph 22 13:50 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 22
    Adopted
    7. Separate vote on paragraph 27
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    8. Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 28 13:51 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – After § 28 – Am 3
    Rejected
    9. Paragraph 36 — part 1 13:51 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 36/1
    Adopted
    10. Paragraph 36 — part 2 13:51 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 36/2
    Adopted
    11. Paragraph 37 — part 1 13:51 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 37/1
    Adopted
    12. Paragraph 37 — part 2 13:52 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 37/2
    Rejected
    13. Separate vote on paragraph 38
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    14. Separate vote on paragraph 43 13:52 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 43
    Adopted
    15. Paragraph 49 — part 1 13:53 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 49/1
    Adopted
    16. Paragraph 49 — part 2 13:53 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 49/2
    Adopted
    17. Separate vote on paragraph 53 13:53 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 53
    Adopted
    18. Separate vote on paragraph 55 13:53 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 55
    Adopted
    19. Separate vote on paragraph 56
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    20. Separate vote on paragraph 58 13:54 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 58
    Adopted
    21. Separate vote on paragraph 64 13:54 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 64
    Adopted
    22. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 65
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    23. Separate vote on paragraph 79 13:57 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 79
    Adopted
    24. Separate vote on paragraph 81
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    25. Separate vote on paragraph 81 13:58 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 81
    Adopted
    26. Separate vote on paragraph 83 13:58 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 83
    Adopted
    27. Recital A — part 1 13:58 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital A/1
    Adopted
    28. Recital A — part 2 13:58 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital A/2
    Adopted
    29. Separate vote on recital F 13:59 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital F
    Adopted
    30. Recital R — part 1 13:59 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital R/1
    Adopted
    31. Recital R — part 2 13:59 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital R/2
    Adopted
    32. Recital S — part 1 13:59 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital S/1
    Adopted
    33. Recital S — part 2 13:59 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital S/2
    Adopted
    34. Separate vote on recital AC 14:00 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital AC
    Adopted
    35. Separate vote on recital AF 14:00 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital AF
    Adopted
    36. Separate vote on recital AH 14:00 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital AH
    Adopted
    37. Final vote — text as a whole 14:00 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    Adopted
  3. 20 May 2026 Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 20 May 2026 📄 Report A10-0083/2026
  4. 12 May 2026 6 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    📄 Amendments 1–3📄 Amendment 4📄 Amendments 5–6
  5. 8 April 2026 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A10-0083/2026
  6. Committee stage
  7. 24 March 2026 Committee vote: report adopted

    FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  8. 30 September 2025 Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)

    Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 CJ21-AM-778052📄 CJ21-AM-778125
  9. 1 September 2025 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 CJ21-PR-776815
  10. 13 February 2025 Referred to the FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.